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--Boundary_(ID_isws35tbkMTOIGJX3dexTw) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I think I may have commented already about mobbed barred owls occasionally getting a meal of a too-careless crow (and perhaps in crow roosts like gr. horned owls?); also peregrine falcons were take crows and possibly red-tailed hawks also do this on occasion? Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: Rosemary G <mountainchickadee@hotmail.com> > Date: February 14, 2011 9:20:25 PM AST > To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: FW: [NatureNS] Murder Mystery on the Roof - Great Horned Owl? > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > I am forwarding a response from Bev Wigney (below) to my inquiry > about what bird of prey might have killed a crow on the garage roof > recently. She, like others, has had trouble getting posts to go > through successfully to NatureNS. Thank you to all who responded! > > Rosemary Gallinger > > From: bkwigney@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Murder Mystery on the Roof - Great Horned Owl? > Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:30:30 -0700 > To: mountainchickadee@hotmail.com > > Hi Rosemary, > > For some reason, my posts to NatureNS never work anymore or I would > just reply to you there. Here's an answer to your "owls and crows" > question. Please feel free to post this to the naturelist if you > wish: > > According to this page from the birds.cornell.edu "Crow FAQ"- one > reason that crows roost in urban areas: > http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/crowfaq.htm > > b) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) populations should be lower > in urban areas. Next to people with guns, Great Horned Owls pose > the largest danger to an adult crow. Great Horned Owls take adults > as well as nestling crows with great regularity. (That is why crows > hate them so much!) Owls probably are regular attendants at crow > roosts, as owls wake up as the crows are heading into the roosts, > and sleeping crows should be pretty easy picking. > > > regards, > bev wigney > > > > On 2011-02-13, at 7:09 PM, Rosemary G wrote: > > With regard to my question of what bird of prey might have killed a > crow on the garage roof this morning...the answer Great Horned > Owl...fascinated me. I had not thought of that possibility. This > yard is certainly perfect for owls....lots of large pine trees. > Has anyone on NatureNS witnessed Great Horned Owls taking crows? > Are there hawks here that will also capture and eat crows? > > Rosemary Gallinger > > > > > --Boundary_(ID_isws35tbkMTOIGJX3dexTw) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> I think I may have commented already about mobbed barred owls = occasionally getting a meal of a too-careless crow (and perhaps in = crow roosts like gr. horned owls?); also peregrine falcons were take = crows and possibly red-tailed hawks also do this on = occasion?<div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Rosemary G <<a = href=3D"mailto:mountainchickadee@hotmail.com">mountainchickadee@hotmail.co= m</a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">February 14, 2011 9:20:25 PM = AST</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">NatureNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>FW: [NatureNS] Murder Mystery on the = Roof - Great Horned Owl?</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: = none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: = 13px; ">I am forwarding a response from Bev Wigney (below) to my inquiry = about what bird of prey might have killed a crow on the garage roof = recently. She, like others, has had trouble getting posts to go = through successfully to NatureNS. Thank you to all who = responded!<br><br>Rosemary Gallinger<br><br><hr id=3D"stopSpelling">From: = bkwigney@gmail.com<br>Subject: = Re: [NatureNS] Murder Mystery on the Roof - Great Horned Owl?<br>Date: = Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:30:30 -0700<br>To: <a = href=3D"mailto:mountainchickadee@hotmail.com">mountainchickadee@hotmail.co= m</a><br><br>Hi Rosemary,<div><br></div><div>For some reason, my posts = to NatureNS never work anymore or I would just reply to you there. = Here's an answer to your "owls and crows" question. Please = feel free to post this to the naturelist if you = wish:</div><div><br></div><div>According to this page from the<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = href=3D"http://birds.cornell.edu" = target=3D"_blank">birds.cornell.edu</a><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>"Crow FAQ"- one reason that = crows roost in urban areas: <div><a = href=3D"http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/crowfaq.htm" = target=3D"_blank">http://www.birds.cornell.edu/crows/crowfaq.htm</a></div>= <div><br></div><div><font face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial">b) Great = Horned Owl (<em>Bubo virginianus</em>) populations should be lower in = urban areas. Next to people with guns, Great Horned Owls pose the = largest danger to an adult crow. Great Horned Owls take adults as well = as nestling crows with great regularity. (That is why crows hate them so = much!) Owls probably are regular attendants at crow roosts, as owls wake = up as the crows are heading into the roosts, and sleeping crows should = be pretty easy picking.</font></font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial"><font= face=3D"Arial"><br></font></font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial"><font = face=3D"Arial"><br></font></font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial"><font = face=3D"Arial">regards,</font></font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial"><font= face=3D"Arial">bev wigney</font></font></div><div><font = face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"><br></font></font></div><div><font = face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"><br></font></font></div><div><font = face=3D"Arial"><font face=3D"Arial"><br></font></font></div><div><div>On = 2011-02-13, at 7:09 PM, Rosemary G wrote:</div><br = class=3D"ecxApple-interchange-newline"><blockquote><span = class=3D"ecxApple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div class=3D"ecxhmmessage" = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; ">With regard to my = question of what bird of prey might have killed a crow on the garage = roof this morning...the answer Great Horned Owl...fascinated me. I = had not thought of that possibility. This yard is certainly = perfect for owls....lots of large pine trees. Has anyone on = NatureNS witnessed Great Horned Owls taking crows? Are there hawks = here that will also capture and eat crows?<br><br>Rosemary = Gallinger<br><br><hr id=3D"ecxstopSpelling"><span style=3D"font-size: = 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); = "></span><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "></span><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; = "></span></b><div class=3D"ecxWordSection1"><div style=3D"margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; = padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span = style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; = "><br></span></div></div></div></span><br = class=3D"ecxApple-interchange-newline"></blockquote></div><br></div></span= ></span><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></blockquote></div><br></div></body></= html>= --Boundary_(ID_isws35tbkMTOIGJX3dexTw)--
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